Chapter 2: She is Awake!

JANE'S POV

“When is she gonna be okay, Doc? It had been months…”

“Fortunately, Mrs. Jane Moore’s vitals are okay now. In the meantime, she needs to stay in bed. The intense impact of the collision damaged her legs.”

“Can she still walk?”

“She must undergo therapy to be able to walk again. Don’t worry, Madame. The chances of her full recovery are high. We just need to be a little patient.” 

Monitor beeps and muffled voices were the first sound to register in my ear. Sluggishly, my heavy eyelids started opening. Crystal white coffered ceiling was my first initial sight. I had a glimpse of people in my peripheral vision, and they seemed to be conversing about me. The immobility of my neck made it hard for me to know who they were. 

“A-Aah…” I tried to make a sound but even my throat started hurting. The word came out so raspy as if I hadn’t tasted water for weeks. What happened to me? 

“Oh my goodness, Doc! She’s awake!” the woman near me exclaimed. There were sudden movements around me as if they weren’t expecting my sudden awakening. My eyes finally captured the doctor’s face when he started checking my body. The door of the room then barged open, and if I wasn’t mistaken, two nurses entered the place.

I was so befuddled. Who are these people?

“Jane, what are you feeling? Can you start moving any parts of your body?” the doctor asked. I tried to do what he asked, but I could only move my arm and torso. It even hurt to look at my side.

“I-I can’t move my l-legs…” I muttered, my voice hoarse. I gulped hard in hopes of wetting my throat but even swallowing started to hurt. What the hell happened to me and I am currently in this state?

“I see. Do you feel any pain in any part of your body?” 

“M-My neck… hurts. M-My throat hurts…” 

The doctor nodded calmly. He then stepped backward and gave the woman behind her a space to see me. My forehead knotted, unable to recognize who the woman was.

“Jane…” she called, her voice almost a whisper. The woman had a long curly blonde hair. She wore an emerald green coat made for the winter season. It matched perfectly with her black trouser pants. She looked familiar, but I could not remember where I had seen her.

“Who are you?” I inquired, my brows furrowed. I could not remember having a friend. Her siren eyes widened in astonishment, pure confusion could be seen from within. 

“Y-You don’t remember me?”

What does she mean? Would I ask if I know?

“I don’t know you. Where am I? Where’s my husband? Where’s my father?” 

The unfamiliar woman cleared her throat and stared at me worriedly. She then shifted her gaze to the doctor, who was currently looking at me with a strange look. 

“Do you remember Gray?”  

 “Of course, he’s my husband. We just celebrated our first wedding anniversary last week. How can I forget him?”

“Oh my gosh!” she gasped, her hand reaching to cover her mouth. Irritation started to crawl all over my chest. Questions kept arising in my mind, and none of them could find their answers. My face tightened as I looked at the woman in front of me. 

“What the hell is happening, huh? Where’s Dad? Where’s my husband?  Where am I? Who are these people? Who are you? Please, answer me! I am starting to go crazy here!” I panicked. I attempted to move my legs again, but it seemed like I became paralyzed. Tears started pooling in my eyes. I was so confused. Who the hell knows if these people kidnapped me? Is my dad even looking for me?

“Jane, calm down. Calm down, okay?” 

“No! How can I come down if I don’t f*cking know what the f*ck is happening here? Where’s my father? Gray? Where is he? I swear, all of you will pay for this!”

“Jane, calm down! Your father is dead! Don’t you remember? He died due to an ambush that happened months ago! You got into an accident and lost your baby the night your husband divorced you!” 

Dead? Husband? Baby? Divorced? What does she mean?

Bursts of pain panged my temple one after another. My hands reached for my head in wish of stopping it, but the more I touched it, the pain was becoming more intense. The people around me started to panic, all of them trying to cease my struggles. 

“Ah!” I groaned out of distress. Memories started to flash in my mind like a film, most of them distorted and incomplete. I bit my lip as tears slid down my cheek. Closing my eyes tightly, I knew I would lose consciousness anytime. 

*****

“How do you feel?” Kelly inquired, handing me a glass of water. My gaze was pierced at the cream wall, my hand not moving to accept her offer.

“Tell me what happened to my father. Tell me what happened to me and my husband,” I commanded indifferently. Kelly halted. She then placed the glass on the bedside table, sighing.

“I can’t tell you right now—”

“Tell me. I don’t care about the triggers. I don’t care how much pain I would have to suffer in exchange for information about my life…” 

Kelly took a deep breath. Nodding, she cleared her throat and sat beside me.

“Your father died in an ambush, and we’re still investigating to know who killed him. You have been married to Gray Moore for three years now.”

Three years? I could only remember being married to Gray for a year. He didn’t even remember that it was our anniversary last week.

“That guy never treated you right, Jane. He cheated on you with his secretary, Hazel. Just right after they kicked you out of your house, a car bumped into you. You were three weeks pregnant when that happened, and that accident made you lose your baby. You have been in a coma for five months now, Jane. You only woke up today… and with amnesia," Kelly explained, her tone full of worry.

Gray cheated on me with... Hazel? But I had a baby… Gray and I had a freaking baby! How could he cheat on me when I was pregnant with his child?

“Our investigators also found evidence that one of your husband’s relatives was the one who hit you with their car…” she added, making me look at her once more.

“W-What?” 

“The night the accident happened and we found you on the street, we saw the owner of the car stop and enter Moore’s residence. We didn’t see who the person was, but we are sure that the person indeed was at your husband’s mansion…”

My heart crumbled in sorrow. Every word was striking my chest badly. I held my stomach gently, my heart breaking at the thought of losing someone I had never met. Growing up as an only child, I had only dreamed of having a complete family. I was so close to having it, but I lost my child because of them. They wanted to get rid of me so badly that my child lost her life. I clenched my fist in rage, pouring my anger on the soft mattress beneath me. 

"What about you? Who are you? I don’t remember anything about you. You only told me your name. Kelly…” I muttered amidst the flame inside me. 

No matter how much I wanted to get up and ruthlessly kill the people who did this to us, I still felt so weak and useless. Funny how I wanted to plot for revenge when I could not even move my legs. Bull*hit.

“I am Kelly Ambers…”

Weakly, I shifted my gaze to her, my left brow raising. 

“I am your sister…” 

My eyes instantly narrowed. Is she fucking with me? For goodness sake! How long is this going to take? Even without amnesia, I knew I didn’t have a sister. There were only two of us in our family. It was only me and my father. Where the hell did she come from? I didn't know who to believe now!

“Jane, I know you’re still confused right now. But as much as I want you to rest and avoid stressing out, I know your mind will not make you have a peaceful night not knowing who I am…”

Even though multiple questions kept popping into my mind, I let her continue.

“You don’t know me all your life because your father never introduced our mother to you. Your mom and dad got divorced when you were still a baby, and that was when our mom met my dad and had us, your siblings. We never met because your father and our mom ended up not on good terms. But even so, our mom never stopped talking about you.”

Siblings? So, there’s more? I grew up believing that I was an only child.

“Why are you here then? Because my father is already dead and you already have the chance to be with me? Do you think it would be that easy? You’re probably out of your mind…” I responded, rolling my eyes. 

I didn’t have any assurances about who to believe, but since she was the only person I could rely on right now, this was much better than having no idea what the f*ck happened to me.

“I am here because we never stopped caring about you even after you got married to Gray Moore. Your marriage was absolute trash, but you stayed for three years. He abused and never cared for you…” 

“I don’t need anyone’s help…”

Kelly chuckled mockingly. Even though she didn’t say anything, her laugh just told me in different ways that she found my statement absurd. 

“Of course, you do. And there’s no way our mom would let you face this alone. And what can you do, Jane? The Moore family took all your properties and money. You don’t have anything left. I know your heart seeks revenge. We are here to help you with that, okay? But now, you must recover first…” 

Kelly started assisting me to lay down, her hands reaching for the duvet to cover me. I made no protest, as I knew everything she said was right. My heart was craving for vengeance. I  needed to get back on my feet stronger. And once I did, I would make sure that they would taste every bit of my anger. I would not stop until I burned their empire to ashes.